# Kurung Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Kurung

Kurung is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 111 households**, the 118th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 557people (2011)
- 111households
- 80.2%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Kurung PIN code and other codes

Kurung falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDadan
- Community development blockLakhipur
- Census village code282025

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurung from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)39 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kurung?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baida
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baida
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurung known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and maize**. About 29% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurung

Of every 100 households in Kurung in 2011, 60 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kurung · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**18%

Television ****41%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurung?

■ Kurung · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**964

Working population ****50.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (32%) · **■** Marginal 144 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhipur

- Cholakura Pt-1591 people
- Lemakona571 people
- Holdibari Pt-II570 people
- Bordol568 people
- Golokerpam544 people
- Dhamar Bill542 people
- Trichimkali Pandoba Pt-I541 people
- Goyram Kushi537 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurung from Goalpara?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kurung?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurung in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kurung?80.2% (Census 2011)